South Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited: application made to impound water
Published 20 March 2021
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Details of the application
South Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited has applied to the Environment Agency for a licence.
The Environment Agency is giving notice of this application in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Regulation 6 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006.
The application is for a licence to remove the existing impounding works at Bowston Weir on the River Kent, Cumbria, at National Grid Reference SD 49708 96812. The proposal will entail the full removal of the existing structure and associated fish passes in their entirety. These will be replaced with a lower elevation rock ramp structure 20 metres downstream. The accumulated sediment upstream of the weir will be regraded, and a ‘proto-channel’ extending 140 metres upstream of the rock ramp will be excavated. The rock ramp will span a total length of 55 metres, and has been designed with the intention to reinstate sediment transport continuity and permit fish passage. If granted, the works are proposed to commence from June – September 2021.
How to view the application
We are following Government advice to manage the risks of Coronavirus to our organisation, to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff and sustain our critical operations. As a result, please contact us via e-mail or use the number below to arrange to see the application documents.
How to comment on the application
Send any representations about this application by email, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/030660 to the Environment Agency at: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk
By 17 April 2021.
For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.